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Welkin Health Launches Workshop for Patient Program Customization
Many patient programs require technology businesses and startups to deploy complex workflows for healthcare organizations, which can vary all the way down to the patient level. Scaling these programs can require significant effort and cost, not to...
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Scientists See At-Home Biohacking as Future of Medicine
The cost and regulatory environment in which drugs are currently created lead to a number of difficulties for patients, providers, and drug manufacturers. Clearances and approvals, patents, and terms of use agreements, among other things, have...
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Simple Musical Instrument to Catch Fake Medicine
Counterfeit drugs is a major global health problem, particularly in poorer areas of the world. While regulatory schemes, expensive equipment, and constant vigilance keep the drug supply mostly pure in developed nations, in many places...
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Software Monitors Social Media to Help Coordinate Emergency Response
Now that another hurricane is approaching the Atlantic coast of the United States, social media sites such as Twitter will be full of reports about what's going on on the ground. This is useful information for emergency management teams that are...
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Winnebago Unveils All-Electric CT Lung Screening Truck
Winnebago, the famous maker of motorhomes, campers, and other recreational vehicles, has partnered with Samsung's health division and Motiv Power Systems, a California-based manufacturer of electric motors for cars and trucks, to create a fully...
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Patient Verification and The State of Blockchain Adoption with Shyft Network CEO Bruce Silcoff
From prior authorization to cannabinoid oil, Medgadget has recently covered a range of companies leveraging blockchain technology to impact one or more aspects of healthcare. For this piece, similar to our conversation with technology thought...
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Augmented Reality and Drones Help Remote Clinicians Assist First Responders in Emergencies
Engineers at Purdue University are combining technologies to create a system for remote physicians to assist first responders, in an intuitive way. The remote physician is able to use a large touchscreen TV to point to different parts of the...
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Immunexpress Saving Lives with Improved Sepsis Diagnosis: Interview with Rolland Carlson PhD, CEO
Sepsis is the overwhelming response of the body’s immune system to infection, leading to life-threatening tissue and organ damage. The condition is poorly understood, hard to diagnose, and currently kills 30-50% of those with a confirmed diagnosis...
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HP's BioPrinters Going to Work to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with HP to use the company's new BioPrinters to test bacterial pathogens for resistance to specific antibiotic samples. The HP D300e Digital Dispenser BioPrinters are being used as...
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